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UGC NET June 2023 History (Shift-II) — Solved Previous Year Questions

UGC NET · History — 100 previous year questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

1. Subhas Chandra Bose's watchwords for the total mobilization of Indians in South-East Asia - unity, faith, dedication - were taken from which Indian personality? · Ans: A
2. In which of his pamphlets did Sri Aurobindo depict Ramakrishna as the man-God of the Mandir and Vivekananda as his prophet? · Ans: D
3. 'What great things were accomplished in these few years!' Who made this statement about the achievements of Vivekananda? · Ans: B
4. Who wrote the book 'The Web of Indian Life'? · Ans: D
5. The author of the Periplus mentions which of the following places to which were sent all the pearls gathered on the coast and from which were exported muslins and other textile products? · Ans: C
6. Which among the following clauses was NOT part of the Treaty of Purandar? · Ans: D
7. Who wrote Swatantra Pattu, a collection of songs of freedom? · Ans: C
8. After ascending the throne, Jahangir used efforts to tighten and deepen the control of Mewar. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
9. Who said 'I know my country as my mother, I adore her, I worship her'? · Ans: A
10. Which of these is not a Bengali prose book written by Swami Vivekananda? · Ans: D
11. Who was the rebel minister of Baji Rao II, who instigated the Bhils against the British occupation of Khandesh in 1818? · Ans: D
12. Who is the author of the text Nyayapravesa-tarkashastra? · Ans: A
13. Arrange the following in a chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
14. Who was the author of the Sanskrit poem 'Madhura Vijayam', which describes the military campaign of Kumara Kampana? · Ans: D
15. Which among the following statements is NOT correct? · Ans: C
16. Which of the following centres was famous for cotton trade in the Sangam period? · Ans: B
17. Musiri is identified with which of the following archaeological sites? · Ans: C
18. Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
19. Which of the following terms was used for the salt traders in the ancient Tamil region? · Ans: B
20. M.K. Gandhi left Bombay on 8th April 1919 to promote the Satyagraha agitation in Delhi and Punjab, but he was removed from the train at which place and taken back to Bombay? · Ans: A
21. The title of 'enadi' was conferred at a formal ceremony to which of the following officials during the Sangam age? · Ans: A
22. Arrange the following in a chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
23. Which of these statements are correct regarding Bal Gangadhar Tilak? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
24. What does the administrative unit 'Venthe' refer to? · Ans: D
25. Who among the following was the head of Nalanda monastery when Hiuen Tsang visited there? · Ans: D
26. 1st May is observed throughout the world as 'Workers' Day' in memory of which incident? · Ans: A
27. Which out of the following were the demands of the Moderates? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
28. Who called the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji, due to mob violence at Chauri Chaura, a 'national calamity'? · Ans: C
29. Which of the following statements is correct about Goddess Sri Lakshmi? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
30. Mughal architecture was characterized by the combination of various elements. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
31. Which out of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
32. Arrange the following vernacular texts in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
33. Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
34. Who rejected the conventional boundaries between nations and asserted that only civilizations were the proper subject of study? · Ans: D
35. Kaiyata wrote a commentary on which one of the following texts? · Ans: A
36. Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
37. Who among the following was a Dutch traveller to Agra in the 17th century? · Ans: B
38. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
39. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
40. Who out of the following challenged the idea/belief of Eurocentrism? · Ans: A
41. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? · Ans: D
42. In ancient India, the term 'Satr' was used for which of the following? · Ans: D
43. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
44. Who, as a freedom fighter, spent eight years in the infamous cellular jail at Port Blair, Andaman Islands, and also directed two non-feature films 'Anokhi' and 'Dalit Kusum'? · Ans: A
45. Bhojaprabandha was a text written by: · Ans: A
46. The 'Ratnahavimshi' (ceremony of the jewel offering) was associated with which of the following Vedic sacrifices in ancient India? · Ans: A
47. Match List I (Author) with List II (Name of the book). Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
48. Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
49. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
50. What does the word 'Mashrut' refer to? · Ans: A
51. In December 1856, the first widow remarriage under the Widow Remarriage Act (1856) was celebrated at the residence of: · Ans: D
52. The Nayaks, who were local military chiefs, were recognized as key political figures in the Vijayanagara state. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
53. Arrange the following battles in their correct chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
54. Jacob Burckhardt's book 'Der Cicerone' was a contribution to: · Ans: B
55. Which of the following statements is NOT correct? · Ans: D
56. Which of these statements are correct in the context of the Resolution of the Karachi Congress, 1930? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
57. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
58. Who, in his work 'History and Tropology', generally steers a middle path between historicism and postmodernism, which he considers as a radicalisation of historicism? · Ans: B
59. The Chelas during Akbar's period referred to: · Ans: C
60. Arrange the following in a chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
61. 'The King allows such freedom that every man may come and go and live according to his own creed without suffering any annoyance and without enquiry, whether he is a Christian, Jew, Moor or Hindu.' Which of the… · Ans: A
62. Which text describes a specific sacrifice performed by the subjects to destroy the king? · Ans: A
63. The orientation of India's export trade in Asia changed in a perceptible way in the 18th century. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
64. Which of the following is correct regarding Gaudiya Vaishnavism? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
65. Match List I (Year) with List II (Event). Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
66. Choose the correct statements out of the following regarding the Indian National Army (I.N.A.). Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
67. Which of the following Harappan sites does not have evidence of fortification? · Ans: C
68. Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Harappan site of Shikarpur? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
69. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
70. What does the term 'Ganj Suwaie' refer to? · Ans: C
71. What was the original title of the film 'Seth Ki Ladki' (The Merchant's Daughter, 1935), which was again renamed as 'Daya Ki Devi' (Goddess of Mercy)? · Ans: A
72. Who among the following was NOT present at the coronation ceremony of Shivaji? · Ans: D
73. Arrange the following in a chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
74. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
75. Which one of the following is not correct? · Ans: A
76. The structure of society underwent many changes in the 18th century which had a bearing both on the functioning of the states and the growth of the economy. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
77. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
78. Arrange the following Kalachuri kings in the chronological order of their reign. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
79. Which of these statements are correct in the context of the British East India Company's trade with China? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
80. Which of these statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
81. Arrange the following events of the reign of Alauddin Khalji in chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
82. Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
83. Arrange the following events in their correct chronological order. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
84. Match List I with List II. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
85. Which of the following is correct in the context of the rise of Sikhism in the 16th century? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
86. Shivaji's agricultural reforms were revolutionary. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
87. Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
88. Match List I (Films) with List II (Directors). Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
89. Which out of the following statements are correct about the phase of revolutionaries? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: D
90. Which of the following is an important work on hagiology? · Ans: A
91. Who invited the musician and composer Gopala Nayaka to North India? · Ans: A
92. Match List I (Name of the site) with List II (Location). Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
93. Which regulations gave zamindars the right to seize the property of the tenants in case of non-payment of rent without any permission of a court of law? · Ans: A
94. Which of the following statements are correct? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
95. Boustrophedon is a: · Ans: C
96. Arrange the following travellers in order of their arrival in India. Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: A
97. For Baudrillard, the most important feature of postmodernity was: · Ans: D
98. Match List I (Name of King) with List II (Dynasty). Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: B
99. Which of these statements are correct regarding the Swaraj Party? Choose the correct answer from the options given below. · Ans: C
100. Who among the following is the author of 'Travels in India during the years 1780, 1781, 1782 and 1783'? · Ans: C

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